Garment

ABSTRACT

A garment is provided. The garment includes a textile tubular portion. The textile tubular portion includes opposite first and second longitudinal ends. The first and second longitudinal ends overlap each other. The first and second longitudinal ends are bonded to each other. The first and second longitudinal ends are further stitched together to define a first seam.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of Provisional Application No. 62/870,725 filed Jul. 4, 2019, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

This application relates to a garment configured to be worn on the legs of the user, and more specifically relates to high performance leg wear.

BACKGROUND

Leggings and tights are known to be manufactured in a wide variety of styles, lengths, colors and thicknesses. Leggings may be made out of functional textile with woven microcapsules for functional treatment. Leggings can have no inseam seams and two seams on the outer side of the leg pipes. Generally, most types of leggings are engineered with simply a single functionality to cover the legs. Some leggings may have mild compression. Leggings may have perforations at the heel areas that are bonded, and also leg openings that are bonded as well. Generally, leggings have two major weaknesses. These weaknesses are the fast wear-and-tear of the leggings and the wrong fit.

Fast Wear and Tear

Wear and tear is damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal wear or aging. Fast wear-and-tear are commonly manifested as ripped seams, and/or as runs and tears in the surface of the garment surface caused by contact with sharp and/or clinging objects.

There are four major types of construction or structural weakness in contemporary leggings and tights that make them easily damaged. These construction or structural weakness include inseam seams, single processed seam finishing, toes and ball-of-foot areas, and fiber that does not fall into category microfiber. Inseam seams, which are seams located between the legs, are prone to rub against each other, which produces friction and results in a very fast tear of the seam. Single processed seam finishing results in seams being finished in one particular way. Either the seams are stitched or they are bonded. Both methods if used separately on leggings or tights are prone to fast tearing. The toes and ball-of foot areas have the highest tension in tights. Therefore, tears in these areas easily occur. Furthermore, any tights having toes and ball-of-foot areas have to be washed after every wear. This frequent washing adds to the wear and tear of the garment. High susceptibility to rip, especially when in contact with sharp or clingy surfaces is common for all leg wear made out of fiber that does not fall into category microfiber, where microfiber is commonly defined as synthetic fiber finer than one denier or decitex/thread, having a diameter of less than ten micrometers.

Wrong Fit

There are two major construction or structural weaknesses in contemporary leggings and tights responsible for the wrong fit. The first construction or structural weakness is a short back rise. The back rise of the garment having the same height as the front rise results in the upper buttocks being exposed while seated or while leaning forward. Having a back rise higher than the front rise has been done to address this issue. The second construction or structural weaknesses is a sagging fit. Leggings and tights may slide down while the wearer is walking or exercising. This may be caused by the wrong proportion between the waist circumference of the wearer and waist band circumference of the garment. The waist circumference of the garment should be 17 percent or more smaller than the waist circumference of the wearer.

Short life cycle of the garment and wrong fit results in a negative wearer experience, and also a high waste of natural resources. Every time a legging or a tight tears, the wearer needs to purchase a new pair. At the same time the wrong fit in leggings or tights creates a variety of embarrassing situations for the wearer and total lack of comfort.

Thus, there is a need for a leg wear which incorporates longevity, low susceptibility to wear and tear, great fit and elegance.

SUMMARY

In one aspect of the present invention, a garment is provided. The garment includes a textile tubular portion. The textile tubular portion includes opposite first and second longitudinal ends. The first and second longitudinal ends overlap each other. The first and second longitudinal ends are bonded to each other. The first and second longitudinal ends are further stitched together to define a first seam.

In another aspect of the present invention, a method for making a garment is provided. The method includes providing a textile portion including first and second longitudinal ends, overlapping the first and second longitudinal ends, bonding the first and second longitudinal ends together, and stitching the first and second longitudinal ends together.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an inseam view of the left legging pipe according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an outer side view of the right legging pipe according the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a close up view of a portion of a side seam that is double processed finished by combining seam bonding with stitching with portions removed for illustration according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4a is outer side exploded view of the right legging pipe according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4b is an outer side view of the right legging pipe that shows the double processed side seam finishing that combines the seam bonding with the stitching according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5a shows the back outer view of the legging according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5b shows a close up inner view of the oval shaped and free cut bonded heel perforations according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5c shows a close up inner view of the free cut bonded leg openings according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6a is a front view of the legging according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6b is a back view of the legging according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an inseam view of the left legging pipe in which the side seams are made by a fourfold processed finishing according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an outer side view of the right legging pipe according the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a close up view of a portion of a side seam that is fourfold processed finished by combining three bondings with stitching with portions removed for illustration according the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10a is an outer side exploded view of the right legging pipe according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10b is an outer side view of the right legging pipe that shows the fourfold processed side seam finishing that combines the three bondings with the stitching according the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11a is front view of the legging according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11b is a back view of the legging according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12a is a front view of the legging according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12b is a close up schematic view of the stitching on the rise of legging of FIG. 12a that uses the stealth sandwich stitching technique;

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a portion of the legging that illustrates the free cut bonded leg openings and heel perforations resulting from bonding together inner and outer layers of textile according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a flow diagram of a method for making a garment according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a flow diagram of a method for making a garment according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is an inseam view of the right legging pipe according to the first embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 17 is an inseam view of the right legging pipe according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be readily understood that the components of the embodiments as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations in addition to the described example embodiments. Thus, the following more detailed description of the example embodiments, as represented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments, as claimed, but is merely representative of example embodiments.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the various embodiments can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obfuscation. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain example embodiments.

Throughout the present description for the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-6 b and 16, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “top”, “bottom”, “front”, “forward”, “rear”, and “rearward” shall define directions or orientations with respect to the garment as illustrated in FIG. 6 a. The terms “left” and “right” when describing the legging pipes shall define, the direction or orientation with respect to a wearer of the garment. For the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 7-13 and 17, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “top”, “bottom”, “front”, “forward”, “rear”, and “rearward” shall define directions or orientations with respect to the holder as illustrated in FIG. 11 a. The terms “left” and “right” when describing the legging pipes shall define, the direction or orientation with respect to a wearer of the garment. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms “upper”, “lower”, “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “forward”, “rear”, and “rearward” are intended to encompass different orientations of the garment in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the garment in the figures is turned over, elements described as “upper” elements or features would then be “lower” elements or features.

The present invention is directed to a high performance garment such as a legging that increases longevity of the leg wear, makes it much less susceptible to wear-and-tear, enhances wearer's product experience and comfort, minimizes waste of the natural resources of the world, and provides physical performance enhancing experience to the wearer.

FIGS. 1 to 6 b illustrated a first embodiment of a garment in form of a legging 10 (FIGS. 5 a, 6 a, and 6 b). It should be noted that the garment need not be limited to leggings. Other types of garments may incorporate the features of the present invention. The legging 10 includes a right legging pipe 12 and a left legging pipe 14. In this embodiment, the legging 10 may be made of a microfiber textile 13 (FIG. 6a ) with woven in functional microcapsules. The microfiber may be defined as synthetic fiber finer than one denier or decitex/thread, having a diameter of less than ten micrometers. The textile may be infused with microencapsulated effective components, compound effect of which enhances general physical performance of the wearer. These components may include castor oil, retinyl palmitate, oleic acid, caffeine, aloe vera, and tocopheryl acetate. Other suitable microencapsulated effective components may be included such as hyaluronic acid. The garment, made out of the “functional textiles”, with woven in microencapsulated active ingredients of that gradually release active ingredients and provide, for example, a painkilling, anesthetic or relaxing effect, and/or improve cellulite blemishes. The garment with woven in microencapsulated active ingredients may be configured to enhance physical performance as a functional treatment effect.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4 a and 4 b, each of the legging pipes 12, 14 has opposite inner and outer longitudinal ends 15, 16 that are overlapped and joined together to define a seam 18 that is double processed. In particular, as seen in FIGS. 3 and 4 a, the inner and outer longitudinal ends 15, 16 are overlapped and first bonded together by bond 20 (FIG. 3). The bond 20 at the overlapping surfaces may be in the form of a thermal or mechanical bond, or an adhesive may be used to bond the longitudinal ends 15, 16 together. Then, the longitudinal ends 15, 16 are stitched together to create the double processed seam 18 as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 b. As illustrated in FIGS. 1, 6 a, and 16, each of leggings pipes 12, 14 does not have seams on the inseam area 22 of each of the legging pipes 12, 14. Referring to FIGS. 5a and 5 b, each of the right and left legging pipes 12, 14 has an oval shaped perforation 24 at the heel portion 25 of each of the right and left legging pipes 12, 14. The oval shaped heel perforation 24 is freely cut and bonded along the end or edge portion 27 of the legging 10 defining the heel perforation 24 to protect against wear and tear. As illustrated in FIGS. 5a and 5 c, the ball-of-foot area of the legging are removed, so that the bottom end 26 of each legging pipe is opened. The bottom end 26 is also bonded to protect against wear and tear.

Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 6a and 6 b, the back rise or seat portion 28 of a waist portion 29 of the legging 10 is longer or higher than the front rise portion 30 such that the back rise portion 28 extends beyond the height of the front rise portion 30. Also, the waist band circumference C of a waist band 31 of the waist portion 29 of the legging 10 is at least 17% smaller than the wearer's waist size and thus helps prevent sagging of the garment 10. The invention is engineered to be mildly compressing (non-medical compression level, below 20 mmHg).

With reference now to FIG. 14, an example methodology 400 is illustrated and described as to how to make the garment 10 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 and 16. While the methodology is described as being a series of acts or steps that are performed in a sequence, it is to be understood that the methodology is not limited by the order of the sequence. For instance, some acts or steps may occur in a different order than what is described herein. In addition, a step may occur concurrently with another step. Furthermore, in some instances, not all steps may be required to implement a methodology described herein.

First, in step 401, the functional microcapsules are produced and provided. Then, in step 402, the functional microcapsules are woven into the microfiber yarn. In step 403, the microfiber textile 13 with the microcapsules is produced. Then, in step 404, the garment 10 is cut out of the functional microfiber textile material 13 produced in step 403. In this step too, portions of the garment 10 are cut out to form the leg openings at the bottom ends 26 and the heel perforations 24. Then, in step 406, the leg openings at the bottom ends 26 are bonded and the end portions 27 defining the heel perforations 24 are bonded. In step 408, each of the side seams 18 for the right and left legging pipes 12, 14 are then bonded in which the longitudinal ends 15, 16 of fabric are overlapped and bonded together. Then, in step 410, the side seams 18 are stitched at the overlapped area of the longitudinal ends 15, 16. Then, in step 412, a rise seam is then stitched. Then in step 414, the waist band 31 is sewn into the garment.

The garment 10 is configured to be worn on the legs of the wearer daily for the time period of 6 to 10 hours, during day and during exercise. Alternatively, the garment 10 may be configured to be worn at other times and activities. Once put on, the garment 10 gradually releases the mentioned active ingredients and may provide physical performance enhancing effect to the wearer. The high performance leg wear may give the wearer extra energy and help the wearer jump start her or his fitness.

From the first day of wearing, the wearer may feel her or his energy levels increase through the energizing effect of caffeine in conjunction with detoxification and circulation enhancement effect of castor oil, and circulation enhancement effect of mild compression. Once there, the wearer should consult her doctor about adding thirty minutes of exercise to her daily routine. Also, from the first day of wearing, the wearer may experience reduction of sport associated muscle pain through energizing effect of caffeine in conjunction with anti-inflammatory effect of castor oil, wound healing properties of aloe vera and oleic acid, and circulation enhancement effect of mild compression.

On the sixth day, the wearer may experience diminishing of the food cravings through compound effect of caffeine and aloe vera. After 60 days of continuous use, the wearer may experience enhancement of skin firmness and resilience through compound effects of retinyl palmitate and tocopheryl acetate. Microencapsulated effective components can withstand around 90 days or 30 cold hand washes, whatever happens first. After 90 days of use, the wearer continues wearing the garment with all its benefits, except the functional treatment.

The garment has a special high performance construction resulting in high garment longevity/high wear-and-tear resistance, perfect fit and wear comfort, and also is designed to enhance physical performance of the wearer. Also, waste of the natural resources of the world is minimized due to the durability of the garment.

FIGS. 7-13 and 17 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the equestrian market, high performance leg wear is essential for the rider's comfort and performance. Leggings, tights and breeches are known to be manufactured in a wide variety of styles, lengths, colors and thicknesses. Primary, most forms of leggings, tights, and breeches are engineered with single functionality to cover the legs, and have three major weak points. These are fast wear-and-tear, wrong fit, and heat trapping materials that make the wearer uncomfortable.

Wear and tear is damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal wear or aging. Fast wear-and-tear are commonly manifested as ripped seams, and/or as runs and tears in the surface of the garment caused by contact with sharp and/or clinging objects.

There are four major types of construction or structural weakness in contemporary leggings, tights, and breeches that make them easily damaged. These construction or structural weakness include inseam seams, single processed seam finishing, toes and ball-of-foot areas, and fiber that does not fall into category microfiber. Inseam seams, which are seams located between the legs, are prone to rub against each other and/or against the back of the horse, which produces friction and results in a very fast tear of the seam. Single processed seam finishing results in seams being finished in one particular way. Either the seams are stitched or they are bonded. Both methods if used separately on leggings, tights or breeches are prone to fast tearing. The toes and ball-of foot areas have the highest tension in tights. Therefore, tears in these areas easily occur. Furthermore, any tights having toes and ball-of-foot areas have to be washed after every wear. This frequent washing adds to the wear and tear of the garment. High susceptibility to rip, especially when in contact with sharp or clingy surfaces is common for all leg wear made out of fiber that does not fall into category microfiber, which microfiber is commonly defined as synthetic fiber finer than one denier or decitex/thread, having a diameter of less than ten micrometers.

There are two major construction or structural weaknesses in contemporary leggings, tights, and breeches responsible for the wrong fit. The first construction or structural weaknesses is a short back rise. The back rise of the garment having the same height as the front rise results in the upper buttocks being exposed while seated or while leaning forward. The second construction or structural weaknesses is a sagging fit. Leggings, tights or breeches may slide down while the wearer is walking or exercising or riding a horse. This may be caused by the wrong proportion between the waist circumference of the wearer and the waist circumference of the garment. The waist circumference of the garment should be 17 percent or more smaller than the waist circumference of the wearer.

In equestrian events, riders wear belts to ensure breeches stay put. This is an uncomfortable solution, since the waist circumference of the rider changes with up and down movements, while the usual belt does not change its size. Equestrian riders need a pair of leg wear with waist bands that firmly stays in place (no sagging), yet accommodating for the waist size change due to up and down movements.

Also, most leggings, tights and breeches are made out of textiles that trap heat and do not wick perspiration away. This results in sweating, overheating, and itching of the wearer.

The short life cycle of the garment and wrong fit results in a negative wearer experience, and also a high waste of natural resources. Every time a legging, tight or breech tears, the wearer needs to purchase a new pair. At the same time, the wrong fit in leggings, tights, or breeches creates a variety of embarrassing situations for the wearer and total lack of comfort. Thus, there is a need for a leg wear which incorporates longevity, low susceptibility to wear and tear, great fit and elegance.

Referring to FIGS. 7 to 13, a garment in form of a legging 100 (FIGS. 11a and 11b ) is illustrated. It should be noted that the garment need not be limited to leggings. Other types of garments may incorporate the features of the present invention. The legging includes a right legging pipe 112 and a left legging pipe 114. In this second embodiment, the legging 100 may comprise an inner textile layer 190 and an outer textile layer 200 as illustrated in FIGS. 9, 10 a, and 13. The inner textile layer 190 may be infused with microencapsulated effective components, compound effect of which enhances general physical performance of the wearer. These components may include castor oil, retinyl palmitate, oleic acid, caffeine, aloe vera and tocopheryl acetate. Other suitable microencapsulated effective components may be included such as hyaluronic acid. Alternatively, the outer textile layer 200 or the inner textile layer 190 may not be infused with microencapsulated effective components such that microfiber textile may be produced without microcapsules.

The outer textile layer 200 is an outer protective layer that serves as an outer protection of the functional inner layer 190, making sure the effective components are not wasted from the outer surface of the functional inner layer 190. The outer layer 200 and inner layer 190 are fixed together in eight key areas (see inner and outer layers 190, 200 at FIG. 10 a; rise 300 at FIGS. 11b and 12a and rise seam 330 at FIG. 12 b; leg openings and heel perforations at FIG. 13; and waist band 131 at FIG. 11b ), so that the inner layer 190 and the outer layer 200 perform as one single layer.

The garment 100 may gradually release the mentioned active ingredients and provide physical performance enhancing effect, and/or improve cellulite blemishes as a treatment effect. The garment 100 with woven in microencapsulated active ingredients may be configured to provide, for example, a painkilling, anesthetic or relaxing effect. As illustrated in FIGS. 6b to 11 b, each of the inner and outer layers 190, 200 of the legging pipes has opposite longitudinal ends 115, 116 (FIG. 10a ) that are joined together to define a seam 118 (FIG. 10b ) for each leg pipe that is fourfold processed. In particular, as seen in FIGS. 9 and 10 a, the inner and outer longitudinal ends 115, 116 of the inner layer 190 are overlapped and first bonded together as illustrated by arrow 150 (FIG. 10a ). Then, the inner longitudinal end 115 of an outer layer 200 is overlapped on the outer longitudinal end 116 of the inner layer 190 and bonded to the outer longitudinal end 116 of the inner layer 190 as illustrated by arrow 160. Then, the outer longitudinal end 116 of the outer layer 200 is overlapped on the inner longitudinal end 115 of the outer layer 200 and bonded to the inner longitudinal end 115 of the outer layer 200 as illustrated by arrow 170. Bonds 220 (FIG. 9) for bonding the longitudinal ends 115, 116 may be in the form of a thermal or mechanical bond, or an adhesive may be used to bond the longitudinal edges or ends together. Then, the longitudinal ends 115, 116 of the outer and inner layers 200, 190 are stitched together to create the fourfold processed seam 118 for each of the right and left legging pipes 112, 114 as illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10 b. As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 17, each of the right and left leggings pipes 112, 114 does not have a seam on the inseam area 122 of each of the right and left legging pipes 112, 114.

Referring to FIGS. 11b and 13, each of the right and left legging pipes 112, 114 has an oval shaped perforation 124 at the heel portion 125 of each of the legging pipes 112, 114. The oval shaped heel perforation 124 is freely cut and bonded together around an edge or end portion 127 (FIG. 11b ) defining the heel perforation 124. The end portion 127 of the legging 100 that defines the heal perforation 124 is bonded to protect against wear and tear. As illustrated in FIGS. 11a and 13, the ball-of-foot area portions of the legging are removed, so that the bottom end 126 of each legging pipe is opened similar to that of the first embodiment. The hem lines 290 a, 290 b (FIG. 13) of the inner and outer layers 190, 200 are bonded together to protect against wear and tear. FIG. 13 illustrates in more detail the bonding of the bottom end 126 and the bonding of the heal end portions 127 a, 127 b that defines the heal perforations 124 a, 124 b when the inner and outer layers 190, 200 are moved together as illustrated by arrows 390. The inner and outer layer hem lines 290 a, 290 b surrounding the leg opening at the bottom end 126 are bonded together as illustrated by arrows 290, and the inner and outer layer heal end portions 127 a, 127 b that define the heel perforations 124 a, 124 b are bonded together as illustrated by arrow 320.

Stealth sandwich stitching technique is applied to the rise 300 to fix together inner and outer layers 190, 200 of the garment 100 as illustrated in FIGS. 11 b, 12 a, and 12 b. The stealth sandwich stitching technique is defined as fixing the inner and outer layers of the garment in one single inner seam.

In particular, the rise seam 330 (FIG. 12b ) is the seam that goes downwardly from the belly button and then between the legs and then upwardly along the rear side terminating at the top of the waist on the rear side. The rise seam area has four pieces of material that have to be fixed together. The known solution is to fix the rise of the outer layer and the rise of the inner layer separately. Some may fix them together from the inside of the garment, making the seam visible if you look inside of the garment. The present invention uses a stealth sandwich technique. This stealth sandwich technique includes fixing all four pieces or ends of overlapped material of the inner and outer layers 190, 200 together in a way that the seam stitching is not visible either from the outside or the inside of the garment. All layers are pulled to the left between the left outer and inner layers, and are stitched there altogether. So, the overlapped stitch (created by grabbing all four layers and fixing the garment rise in one process) is located between the outer and inner left layers. In essence, the inner and outer layers 190, 200 of the left legging pipe 114 and the inner and outer layers 190, 200 of the right legging pipe 112 are brought and stitched together on the left side between the inner and outer layers 190, 200 of the legging 100. The Sandwich technique refers to fixation of shell fabric and lining (4 layers) together in one seam. Stealth refers to the rise seam 330 being invisible from the outside and inside the garment 100, since the rise seam 330 is located between the layers.

Also, as illustrated in FIGS. 11a and 11 b, the back rise or seat portion 128 of a waist portion 129 of the legging 100 is longer or higher than the front rise portion 130 such that the back rise portion 128 extends beyond the height of the front rise portion 130. Also, the waist band circumference C1 of a waist band 131 of the waist portion 129 of the legging 100 is at least 17% smaller than the wearer's waist size and thus helps prevent sagging of the garment 100. This embodiment is also engineered to be mildly compressing (non-medical compression level, below 20 mmHg).

With reference now to FIG. 15, an example methodology 500 is illustrated and described as to how to make the garment 100 of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 through 13 and 17. While the methodology is described as being a series of acts or steps that are performed in a sequence, it is to be understood that the methodology is not limited by the order of the sequence. For instance, some acts or steps may occur in a different order than what is described herein. In addition, a step may occur concurrently with another step. Furthermore, in some instances, not all steps may be required to implement a methodology described herein.

In step 501, the microcapsules with effective components are produce and provided. Then, in step 502, moisture wicking microfiber yarn with woven in microcapsules with effective components is produced. Then, in step 504, moisture wicking microfiber textile with the microcapsules is produced from the yarn to be used for the inner layer 190. Then, in step 506, the inner layer 190 is cut. In this step too, portions of the inner layer 190 are cut out to form the heel perforations 124 a. In step 508, moisture wicking microfiber yarn without microcapsules in it is produced. In step 510, moisture wicking microfiber textile without the microcapsules is produced from the yarn to be used for the outer layer 200. In step 512, the outer layer 200 is cut. In this step too, portions of the outer layer 200 are cut out to form the heel perforations 124 b. It should be noted that steps 508-512 may be performed before, simultaneously, or after steps 501-506.

The side seams of the inner and outer layers 190, 200 are then triple bonded. In particular, for each side seam, the inner and outer longitudinal ends 115, 116 of the inner layer 190 are overlapped and first bonded together in step 514. In step 516, the inner longitudinal end 115 of the outer layer 200 is overlapped on the outer longitudinal end 116 of the inner layer 190 and then bonded to the outer longitudinal end 116 of the inner layer 190. Then, in step 518, the outer longitudinal end 116 of the outer layer 200 is overlapped on the inner longitudinal end 115 of the outer layer 200 and bonded to the inner longitudinal end 115 of the outer layer 200.

After the side seams of the inner and outer layers are triple bonded, in step 520, the longitudinal ends of the outer and inner layers 190, 200 are stitched together to create the fourfold processed seam. Then, in step 522, bottom ends 126 of the leg openings are bonded and ends 127 a, 127 b defining the heel perforations 124 are bonded. Then, in step 524, the rise seam 330 of the inner and outer layers 190, 200 is produced with the stealth sandwich stitching technique. Then, in step 526, the waist band 131 is sewn into the garment 100.

The garment 100 is configured to be worn on the legs of the wearer daily for the time period of 6 to 10 hours, during exercise and during equestrian activities. Alternatively, the garment may be configured to be worn at other times and activities. Once put on, the garment produced with microcapsules gradually releases the mentioned active ingredients and may provide physical performance enhancing effect to the wearer.

More and more people find themselves in a situation where they have neglected their physical well-being for a long period of time, engaging in no physical activity and adopting an unhealthy diet. Most of these people would love to change the situation. They would love to start exercising and start making healthy food choices. However, the general lack of energy makes initial change of habits very difficult. The high performance leg wear may give the wearer the extra energy and helps the wearer jump start her or his fitness.

From the first day of wearing, the wearer may feel her or his energy levels increase through energizing effect of caffeine in conjunction with detoxification and circulation enhancement effect of castor oil, and circulation enhancement effect of mild compression. Once there, the wearer should consult her doctor about adding thirty minutes of exercise to her daily routine. Also, from the first day of wearing, the wearer may experience reduction of sport associated muscle pain through energizing effect of caffeine in conjunction with anti-inflammatory effect of castor oil, wound healing properties of aloe vera and oleic acid, and circulation enhancement effect of mild compression.

On the sixth day, the wearer may experience diminishing of the food cravings through compound effect of caffeine and aloe vera. After 60 days of continuous use, wearer may experience enhancement of skin firmness and resilience through compound effects of retinyl palmitate and tocopheryl acetate. Microencapsulated effective components can withstand around 90 days or 30 cold hand washes, whatever happens first. After 90 days of use the wearer continues wearing the garment with all its benefits, except the functional treatment from the microencapsulated effective compounds.

Although various embodiments of the disclosed garment and method for making the garment have been shown and described, modifications may occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the specification. The present application includes such modifications and is limited only by the scope of the claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A garment comprising: A textile tubular portion, wherein the textile tubular portion comprises opposite first and second longitudinal ends, wherein the first and second longitudinal ends overlap each other, wherein the first and second longitudinal ends are bonded to each other, and wherein the first and second longitudinal ends are further stitched together to define a first seam.
 2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the textile tubular portion includes an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer includes the opposite first and second longitudinal ends that overlap each other and are bonded to each other, wherein the outer layer includes opposite third and fourth longitudinal ends, wherein the third and fourth longitudinal ends overlap each other, wherein the third and fourth longitudinal ends are bonded to each other, wherein the third longitudinal end is bonded to the second longitudinal end, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth longitudinal ends are stitched together to define the first seam.
 3. The garment of claim 2, wherein the legging further comprising a waist portion and a rise seam, wherein the rise seam extends between front and rear ends of the waist portion, and wherein the rise seam is not visible from the outside and inside of the garment.
 4. The garment of claim 1, wherein the garment is a legging, wherein the textile tubular portion is a legging pipe.
 5. The garment of claim 4, wherein the legging pipe includes a heal portion, wherein the heal portion includes a heal perforation.
 6. The garment of claim 5, wherein the legging pipe includes an opened bottom end.
 7. The garment of claim 4, wherein the legging does not include inseam seams.
 8. The garment of claim 4, wherein the legging comprises a waist portion, wherein the waist portion includes a rear rise portion and a front rise portion, wherein the rear rise portion is higher than the front rise portion.
 9. The garment of claim 8, wherein the waist portion has a waist band, wherein the waist band has a waist circumference that is 17 percent or more smaller than a waist circumference of a wearer of the garment.
 10. The garment of claim 4, wherein the textile tubular portion comprises a microfiber textile with woven in microcapsules.
 11. The garment of claim 10, wherein the microcapsules comprise at least one of or any combination of castor oil, retinyl palmitate, oleic acid, caffeine, aloe vera, tocopheryl acetate and hyaluronic acid.
 12. The garment of claim 10, wherein the microcapsules comprise castor oil, retinyl palmitate, oleic acid, caffeine, aloe vera, and tocopheryl acetate.
 13. The garment of claim 4, wherein the legging pipe includes an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer includes the opposite first and second longitudinal ends that overlap each other and are bonded to each other, wherein the outer layer includes opposite third and fourth longitudinal ends, wherein the third and fourth longitudinal ends overlap each other, wherein the third and fourth longitudinal ends are bonded to each other, wherein the third longitudinal end is bonded to the second longitudinal end, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth longitudinal ends are stitched together to define the first seam.
 14. The garment of claim 13, wherein the legging further comprising a waist portion and a rise seam, wherein the rise seam extends between front and rear ends of the waist portion, and wherein the rise seam is not visible from the outside and inside of the garment.
 15. The garment of claim 13, wherein the inner layer comprises the microfiber textile with woven in microcapsules, wherein the outer layer comprises a protective layer, and wherein the protective layer is configured to ensure that effective components of the microcapsules are not wasted from an outer surface of the inner layer.
 16. The garment of claim 15, wherein the microcapsules comprise at least one of or any combination of castor oil, retinyl palmitate, oleic acid, caffeine, aloe vera, tocopheryl acetate and hyaluronic acid.
 17. A method for making a garment comprising: providing a textile portion comprising first and second longitudinal ends; overlapping the first and second longitudinal ends; bonding the first and second longitudinal ends together; and stitching the first and second longitudinal ends together.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the garment is a legging, wherein the method further comprises: prior to overlapping the first and second longitudinal ends, cutting out portions of the textile portion to form heal perforations at heal portions of the legging; and bonding bottom ends of leg openings of the legging; and bonding the heal end portions of the legging defining the heal perforations.
 19. The method of claim 17, wherein providing the textile portion comprising the first and second longitudinal ends includes weaving microcapsules into a microfiber yarn.
 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the textile portion includes an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer includes the opposite first and second longitudinal ends that overlap each other and are bonded to each other, wherein the outer layer includes opposite third and fourth longitudinal ends, wherein the method further comprises: overlapping the third longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end; bonding the third longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end; overlapping the fourth longitudinal end to the third longitudinal end; bonding the fourth longitudinal end to the third longitudinal end; and stitching the first, second, third and fourth longitudinal ends together. 